AL HB96

Establishes the Assisted Suicide Ban Act prohibiting any person or health care provider from deliberately providing aid in dying to another person.

Makes it a Class C felony for any person to deliberately assist another in committing suicide or provide aid in dying, and a Class C felony for physicians or health care providers to prescribe drugs or perform medical procedures deliberately to aid in dying.

Provides civil liability for violations, including wrongful death actions, and subjects health care providers to license suspension or revocation for unprofessional conduct.

Exempts from the prohibition: participating in court-ordered executions, withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining treatment per patient wishes, administering palliative care or pain medication intended to relieve pain, and following advance directives under Alabama law.

Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.